Quick Definition
Shamsherai
Biblical Persons & Places
Shamsherai
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man from the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.8.26;
only referred to as Shamsherai (שַׁמְשְׁרַי);
son of Jeroham;
a brother of Shehariah, Athaliah, Jaareshiah, Elijah and Zichri.
Strong's Definition
Shamsherai, an Israelite
Derivation: apparently from H8121 (שֶׁמֶשׁ); sunlike;
KJV Usage: Shamsherai.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Shamsherai = "sunlike"
1) a Benjamite, son of Jeroham
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
שַׁמְשְׁרַי (sham.she.ray) — Shamsherai. A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.8.26; son of: Jeroham (H3395H); brother of: Shehariah (H7841), Athaliah (H6271H), Jaareshiah (H3298), Elijah (H0452H) and Zichri (H2147J) § Shamsherai = "sunlike" a Benjamite, son of Jeroham
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
שַׁמְשְׁרַי n.pr.m. in Benj. 1 Ch 8:26 ref